Filing device



July 12, 1932.

F. J, KLINE FILING DEVICE Filed Feb. 11, 1931 sheets-sheet -1 )aina-v:

ATTORNEY July 12, 1932.

F. ,1. .KLINE FILING DEVICE Filed Feb. ll. 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet yi2 July 12, 1932. F J LINE 1,867,158

FILING DEVICE Filed Feb. 11, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Julyl 12, 1932. Y A|= J, KLlNE 1,867,158

FILING DEVICE l Filed Feb. ll. 1951 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR 5cc/.f //HG ATTORNEY Patented July 12, 1932 UNirao smeg Ari-:NT oFF-ICE,

IRnn J. KLINE, or' BAYVILLE, Newsrean AssrGNon To' Aoco nonucrs, INC., or LONG rsrieND CITY, NEW 'roar/i.,l A CORPORATION or `NEW' YORK- FILING DEVICE Applcatonled February 11,193.1... Serial No. 514,95*?.`

T his invention relates to filing devices and y more particularly to convenient. and inexpensive equipment for Jfiling drawings; blueprints, maps and the like, and for' displaying p these and various other sheets bearing 1nin which the sheets are suspended and from which they can be removed .quickly and'conveniently. l.

Another object of the invention is to provide a convenient lilling device consisting of suitable units which can be assembled easily to provide Filing systems of diierent capacity, such systems being capable of expansion to meet the requirements of the user.A

Another obi ect ofthe invention is the oro-r" vision of a filing device adapted Vfor vusein storage vaults, drafting rooms, shops, school rooms; etc., and for displayv purposes where` it is desired to have materials readily available for examination. Y 1

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be lapparent as it is better understood by reference to the following specili-` cation and accompanying drawings; in which Fig. 1 is an elevation showing one of the elements of the filing device; l

Fig. 2 is a similar view of another element adapted to co-operate with the element shown in Fig. l; v y

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view illustrat-ing the two'elements in co-operative relation;

Fior.. 4 is a view in perspective illustrating the procedure in fasteningmaterials to the.

element as shown in Fig-2; y

Fig. 5 is a view in perspectiveof` a: fastener employed as indicated in 4; Y v

Fig. 6 is an elevation showing a slightly modiiied Jform of the filing device;

Fig?? is an elevation of one of theelements oi the device as shown inFig. 6;

Figi is an elevationof the other co-oper-` 'El' ating element; y

F ig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view'onft'he line9`9 olFig-Q Y I yFig. 10 is a view in perspective illustrating the 'liling device supported adjustably in a bracket; y Y* 1 l is an elevation'showing the device supported in'another type of bracket;

F ig. 12 is av plan. view'of 'a type otswivel bracket adapted tosupport theilling device;

F ig. lis planvi'ewof a similar bracket; Fig. 1 4 is Fig. 15 isa view in port for the filing device Fig.. 16 is a view in perspective of'a simple Vlvty'pe ofadluSt-able vwalll bracket lor'the ling device; andy.; K y

flligfjl? 'illustrates the application of the filing device in a suitablecabinet. f A

InV carryingr out the invention, y'I- provide a ziling unit consisting of a" supporting arm 5' T 'a section on the line;A lll-1470i" rig. 12' 7 perspective ola supp and a removable member '6 to `which the l;

she-ets Aor Vother fmaterials are secured lby. mea-ns of fasteners?, as indicated inl Fig. 4"

prises Aa.. at strip 8 Volf suitablematerial,

.of theY drawings.` The-supporting arm 5 compreferably 'a metal-'of relativ'ely"light weight,` g

'which is secured by riveting, 4welding or otherwise to a member 9 having an eye 10 at one end to receive apin 11.` Itisltobe'un-` derstood that a plurality .of .these units may be mounted onany suitable' support, for exauf ample such as those hereinafter described,

ithe pin-11"` forming a hinge which Vpermits each ofthe assenfi'bled ,devices to swing o n a4 13 therein. The upper edge is .turned 'down- '.wardlyto form a la-ngel'which isV adapted vertical axis so thatl all-,of them 'are readily accessible. The meinberf is provided yj vvfith i an apron v12 having aplurality4 Oppenings to engage-the strip 8 and preferablyat the opposite ends flanges 15 are turned upwardly.

Thus thevmember engages slidably the strip 8, and when `so engaged isfsecure'ly vhe'ld thereonbut is readily removabletoiperinit access to the sheets or other material secured thereto. 4 V i Any suitable fastening meansfmaybe en i-f ployed to hold the sheets or other' material I openings 18 and locking slides 19-may be y used tol'hold the sheets in assembled relation. y

In iFigs. 6V to 9 ofthe drawings, I have illustrated a slightly modifiedtform of the filing device, including a supporting member 20 having an eye 21 atone end to receive a pin 22. This supporting member may be d f -nele ieeeY of lmaterial stamped` ma e O a S1 b p Fig. 15, comprising a rectangular frame 49 or `otherwise=bent to the required form. `A

' member 23 is adapted to engage slidablylthe supportingmember 20 and is provided with a downwardly turned flange 24 which rests upon the upper edge of the supporting member 20. A'To hold the elements in assembled relationI may employ pins 25, one of which Y is adapted to engage a slot126 ,at one end-of the'member 23 while the other engagesan opening 27 in themember 23, the openmg being enlarged at one endso that 1t will pass readily over the head of the pin-25. The member 23 is thereby locked in assembled relation with thesupporting member 20 when itis moved inwardly to the positionindicated in Fig. 6. The member V23 Iis provided with: a plurality of openings 28 adapted to receive 'suitable 4fastening'devices Y such as thoseindicated in Figj. Thus the sheets or Yothermaterial29 and 30 may besecured y- Yreadily -to the device. As in thepreceding embodiment of the invention, the member 23 can lbe released readily'and'withdrawn `to i v permit examination and removal or replace-k ment ofany of the jsheets, or the latter may bevexamined while suspended linthe device. In Aorder that a plurality of the filing devices may be mounted securely in readily cured in any suitable manner to a support,

accessible position, lI provide suitable brack-` ets which in their preferred form comprise a channel member 31 having. flanges 32 with openings 33 in the opposed flanges to receive the pins 11 and 22.Y The bracketl may be seand as indicated ini-Fig. 10 may have a flange 34 with openings 35 to receive lag screws whereby thebracket may be mounted upon the wallof a building or otherwise.

In'another form Vof the device, I provide an upright support 36 secured to a base 37 and carrying a channel 38 similar to the channel Openings 39 in the lianges 40 of the channel areadapted to receive the pins 11 andV 22 and thus to secure the Vfiling units to the bracket so that they are readily accessible to the user.

InFigs. 12, 13 andV 14,.Y I have illustratedanother form of support comprising a base 41 with an upright member 42. Upon this 44, and mount thereon a bracket having two or more arms 45 and 46 as indicated in Figs.

13 and 14, each comprising a channel witlropenings 47 and 48 in the ianges thereof toreceive the pins 11 and 22.` Thus the filing' units can be assembled'vreadily on vthe supvport which is rotatable so that all of the selectedunit can be observed from the same Y position.

Another form of support is illustrated in mounted, for example, onV casters 50 so that it can be moved easily to any desired location. An upright frame 51 carries a chan,- y

nel 52 with openings 53 with flanges-thereon torreceive the kpins 11 and 22, so that a plurality of filing units can be mountedl in accessible position onthe frame.

In `Fig. 16, I have'shown a bracketconi- Y prising a member 54 having openingsv for screws whereby it may be fastened to a Wall or other support.

pass through corresponding openings in a channel member 59 which thus may be mounted in the member 54 and held in pivotal relation thereto.'y The filing units arev pivotally supported on the channel member before described are intended more particularly for theV storage anddisplay of sheets or other materials which are used frequently, and are adaptedparticularly for use in shops, I

schoolrooms,.draftingofces and the like.

For the storage of drawings andv similarmaterials, I prefer to employ a cabinet 62 of any suitable material.' It may be provid. L

ed with swinging or other suitable doors 63 opening suiiiciently to permit access to the interior. In this cabinet the iiling units may f be mounted on channels V64 having openings 65 inthe flanges thereof to 'receive the pins 11 01'22. These channels may be mounted rigidly on the walls ofthe cabinet, but I prefer to support them onhinges 66. Y Thus thel units may be swung `upon the pivots provided bythe pins 11 ror 22, so as to permit Spaced flanges 56 l have openings 57 to receiverpins 58 which access to the sheets'or other material in the cabinet or the channels 64 may be swung outwardly on their hinges'66, thus moving all of the units to the 'front' of the A*cabinet where the'several readily.

As hereinbefore indicated,A the drawings',V Vsheets or other material suspended from each of the individual filing unitsucan be removed readily by withdrawing the slidable member` units can be examined rsevgrsefi hold a considerable number of sheets, varying' with the thickness thereof. -The sheets are stored flat, and being suspended they will re- Y ualV filing element to a position in which the' separate sheets supported thereon can beV forV and a member sliidablymounted'on the main flat. The sheets are protected from injury,'and when' required 'can be examined by simply withdrawing thersliding member from the support or by swingingfthe individturned backwardly over the top thereof.

To make the sheets more readily accessi-ble. may provide yindex members 67 and 68` as shown in Fig. l0, thesupporting and sliding members being thus individually identip fied. Any suitable index'will indicate upon v which of the filing units a particulardrawing y twenty units, ,35 v

or other sheet is to be located. f i

it will be readily understood that the filing system as 4described is extremely flexible in that any number of iiling units may be provided and that suitable brackets 0f any desired capacity and adapted to be conveniently mounted may be supplied to the user;-

Thus if the user is provided with a bracket haviner the capacity of ten liling units, he may, if he requiresigreater capacity, merely purchase a new bracket with space for say and then purchase the additional filing units to add to his bracket.v Or, he

may simply purchase an additional bracket with the necessary units and` secure it to a wall or 'other support adjacent the originalV file or elsewhere. Also, although I prefer to employ a filing cabinet as indicated irri-Fig."

17 for the storage of drawings and like materials, the brackets with .the ling units thereon can be mounted in any -suitable closet which-is of suilicient size to receive them.` 45

Consequently the filing system can be installed at a minimum expense to utilize the available filing space without the necessity forpurchasing any equipment other than the tiling units, the brackets therefor, and suit-` able fasteners.

Among the advantageous applications of the invention is the replacement of blackboards in'schoolrooms. The problems or il- Y lustrative material of any which are usually written on a blackboard bythe teach? er can be prepared in permanent form on sheets which are filed by means of the device as described. All of the sheets so prepared are readily available for display in the classroom. Arlfhus the materials used by teachers can be standardized to embody the best teach'- ing lpractice and more uniform results in teaching can be obtained than is now possible.

Various changes may bemade in the details of construction and? arrangement ofthe parts without departing-from the' 'invention or sao-A for, said arm inclu'dngatlat strip at itsupper y edge spa-ced from the body of the arm and a member slid'ably Ymounted on 'the flat lstrip and having' a plurality of spaced openings adapted to'reoeive fasteners whereby sheets or other material are secured to the member.

2. In a filing4 and display' oleadas, a unit comprising a'supp'orting arm having means at one end to provide a pivotal supportthere'# 'arm and having' a plurality-of spaced open ings adapted to receive fastenersywhereby sheets vorother material are secured tothe member, and means for' looking the member vso in a singende-repay devies, a. una

comprising a` supporting arm' having anl eye and co-operatmg pm at one' end to provide a pivotal support therefor, and a member slidably mountedvon the arm and having aV plurality of spaced openingsadaptedl to receive fasteners' whereby sheets or other material are secured to the memben l' Y A @n.ln a filing anddisplay diev'ic'e,aI yunit comprising a supporting arm/having an eye and co-operating pin at one' end to; provide a pivotal support therefor, a member slid,-

ably mountedI on vthe arm'and having a p'lu-y rality of spaced openings 'adapted to Vreceive fasteners whereby sheets or other material are secured to the member, and? means for locking the member on the arm.V

' 5. In a filing and display device", a'v unit 1 comprising a supporting arm havin-g means at one endy to providea pivotal su-pport't'herefor Vanda member providedt withfa downturnedv flange fat its upperedge adapted to engage the arm and having a plurality of spaced openin gs adapted to receive' fasteners whereby sheets or other material are'secur'ed to the member. l

6. In a filing and display device, a unit comprising a supporting arm having' an eye and co-operating pin at one end to provide a pivotal supporty therefor anda member provided with a` down-turned flange at its upper edge adapted'to :engage the" arm andl having a plurality `of spaced openings adapted to/receive fasteners whereby sheetsv or other material are secured'to the member.. 7. rIn a ling and display device',- a unit comprising a supporting` arm havingmeans' at one end torpro'vide al pivotalsupport'there for and a' member provided-with a'downturned liangel at its upperv edge'v adapted'to engage the arm and having" appluralit'y of i' spaced openings adaptedto'receive fasteners ia'o Vwhereby sheets or' othermaterial are secured to the-member, 'and means *fork locking the member on the arm.` 8. In a filing and display device, agunit comprising a supporting arm having an eye rand co-operating pin Vat ,one end to provide a pivotal support therefor and amember Yprovided Witha down-turned flange at its *upper edge adapted to engage the arm and,Y

having a plurality of spaced openings adapt- 'ed Yto receive fasteners whereby sheets lor other material are secured to the member, and means for lockingthe member on the arm.

9. In a filingand display device, a unitV comprising a supporting arm having means r; at one end to providea pivotal support therefor, afmember provided with a down-turned flange at itsupper edge adaptedt'o engage the arm and having a plurality of spaced openings adapted to receive fasteners Whereby sheetsv or other .materialV are secured to the memberl and a bracket co-operating With a plurality Vof supporting arms.-

the pivotal support 4and adapted to receive e 10. In a filing and display device, a unit. comprising a'supporting'arm having means at one end to provide a pivotal support there-` for, a member provided Witha down-turned flange atits upper edge adapted to engage the arin and having a plurality of vspaced openings adapted vto receive fasteners Whereby-sheets or other material are secured to themember, and a bracketA including a channel member withVv openings in the opposite flanges thereof co-operating with the pivotal support and adapted to receiveV a plurality of vsupporting arms.. v Y- A 11. In a filing and display device, a `unit, comprising asupporting arm having an eye Y Y anda co-operating pin Vat one end thereof to provide va pivotal f support therefor, a

niembermounted `on the varm andihaving a plurality of spaced openings adapted to receive fasteners whereby sheets or other material are secured to the member and a bracket co-operating VWith the pivotal support and `adapted to receive a plurality of supporting'arins. i Y

12. In a filing and. display device, af unit comprising a supporting arm'having an eye and a (3o-operating pin at one end'thereof to provide a pivotal support therefor, a member Vmounted on the arm and having a plurality of spacedopenings adapted to receive fasteners whereby sheets or other materialarese- 'wi cured `to the member and a'bracket including a channel memberwith openings in the oppof site flanges thereof co-operating with the pivotalsupportand adapted to receive a pluralityy of supporting arms.

f i 13. In Vraiiling.; and display device, a unit comprising a supporting Varm having means at oneV end to provide a pivotal support theren for, a member mounted on the arm and .hav-

Ving a plurality of spaced" openings adapted to receivezfasteners Ywhereby sheets or other material are 'secured to the member and a pivotally mounted bracket cao-,operating with"V the -pivotal support and adapted to a, pluralityk of supporting arms. n.

14. In a filing vand display device, a unit receive comprising a supporting arm having means f at one end to provide a pivotal support therefor, a member mounted on the arm 'and having aplurality of spacedV openings adaptedY to receive fasteners whereby sheets or other material are secured to the member and a pivotally mounted bracket including a channel member With openings lin the opposite ianges thereof co-operating with the pivotal sup- Y port and adapted to receive a plurality of supporting arms. l Y

15.- In a v filing and display: device, a unit comprising av supporti-ng arin'having an eye Y and a co-operating pin -at one end' to provide a pivotal support therefor, a member mounted on the arm and having a plurality of` spaced openings adapted to receive fasteners vvvhereby sheets or other material are secured toY the memberV andv a` pivotally mounted bracket co-operating With'the pivotal support and adapted to receive a plurality of supporting arms.

16; In a filing and display device, a unit comprising a supporting arm havin-g an eye and a co-operating pin lat one end to provide a pivotal support therefor, a member mounted onthe arm and having a plurality of spaced openings'adapted to receive fasteners whereby sheets or other material are secured to the member, and 4a. pivotally mounted bracket .including aY channel member with openings in ktlie'opposite flanges Vthereof cooperating with. the pivotal support and adapted to receive a plurality of supporting i-io L 18. In a filing and display device, an end closure, a bracket pivotally mounted on a vertical axis Within the enclosure and a plurality of vjliling units each pivotally and removably mounted on the bracket With axes parallel to the axis ofthe bracket and Vhaving'V meansfthereon to receive and support sheets and like material;V l

' 19. In a-filing and display device, an enclosure, a bracket pivotallymounted on a verti-v cal axis Within the enclosure and a vplurality of filing'units each pivotally mounted on the bracket with axes parallel to the axis of the bracket and having vmeans removably mountedk thereon to receive and support sheets and like material. g .Y Y 20. In a filing and-display device, an enclosure, a bracket comprising achannelmember with openings in its opposite flanges pivotally mounted on a vertical axis Within the en-` closure and a plurality of liling units each having a pin engaging the openings in the ing a dovvn-turned flange to engage the upper edge of the strip, the member being slidably mounted on the strip and having a plurality of spaced openings adapted to receive fasteners whereby sheets or other material are secured to the member. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRED J. KLINE. 

